SmartSpeed Drill – Lap Timing

Set up a Lap Timing drill in SmartSpeed Plus

The below steps outline only the steps relevant to the Lap Timing drill in the SmartSpeed Plus app.

Having trouble connecting gates and setting up a session? Read our step-by-step guide on setting up and running a drill in SmartSpeed Plus.

Total gates	Minimum 1 per track
Drill type
Drill name	10 Lap Timing User-created custom Lap Timing drill
Laps	The number of laps to be completed in each trial. Must be set to at least 1 lap.

Run the drill

Click Ready to begin your session. You will see the name of your first athlete appear both in the SmartSpeed Plus app, as well as on the LED display of the first timing gate.

After breaking the beam of the first gate, their time will begin.

The current and total number of laps will be shown above the timer in the app.

Live results in the SmartSpeed Plus app will show the lap times, total time, split time and cumulative time (if >1 gate used) for each trial.

Drill Options:

• Fixed Duration - duration of intervals are fixed. The rest period is included in the interval
• Fixed Recovery - rest periods of intervals are fixed. It starts when the athlete finishes one interval
• In Beam/Mat Start Type - begin with the beam directly on the athlete and timing begins when the athlete leaves the beam. If using a SmartPad, the athlete begins with their weight on the SmartPad and timing begins when pressure is removed from the SmartPad.
• Standard Start Type - athlete begins ahead of the start beam and timing begins when the athlete breaks the beam.

To set up in SmartSpeed App:

1. Log in to SmartSpeed app.
2. Select Start Session.
3. Select Drill: Lap Timing.
4. Select My Drill: Standard.
5. Select your Team.
6. Select Mode: Automatic (unless using SmartScan RFID reader).
7. Confirm Re-arm 500 ms. The time it takes for gates to reset for the next athlete - adjust as required.
8. Name session as required for your reporting.
9. Select Ready.
10. Set the timing gate order. Walkthrough the timing gates in the order the athlete will pass through. (if using multiple gates)
11. Select ECP: On.
12. Select Start Type: In Beam.
13. Select your Tag Result preference. If you select On, you then select the amount of time to tag a result valid or invalid.
14. Select the Tick Icon.
15. Run through the drill as prompted by the timing gates and drill set-up.